Koke leaves bitter taste for Barcelona

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Koke celebrates with Villa after scoring for Atlético Madrid against BarcelonaReuters

Daniel Schofield

Last updated at 12:01AM, April 10 2014

Atlético Madrid traditionally pride themselves as being outsiders. Last night,
they took their place among the elite after administering the bloodiest of
noses to Barcelona, their Spanish title rivals and the undisputed Champions
League heavyweights over the past decade.

Koke’s early goal proved enough for a 1-0 win in the second leg of their
quarter-final and a 2-1 aggregate victory. Many will see this not as an
upset and they would be right. Diego Simeone’s team are top of La Liga, one
point above Barcelona, who they meet on the last day of the season, and they
comprehensively outplayed the